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Norton Board of Control approves multiple procurement awards, tables one vehicle purchase
Summary
At its March 3 meeting the Norton Board of Control approved a series of purchase awards — including granite panels for a veterans memorial, cloud services, vehicle equipment, architectural revisions, storm-sewer repairs and pepper‑ball launchers for police — and deferred a proposed replacement SUV after discussion about trade-in value and usage.
The Norton Board of Control met Monday, March 3, and approved several purchase awards for city projects and operations while tabling a proposed vehicle replacement.
Most significant approvals included a purchase not to exceed $35,000 for 12 jet‑black granite panels from Summit Memorials to be used on the Veterans Memorial at the community center; a cloud‑software purchase from VIP Cloud Services not to exceed $16,000; a dump body and controls for a new M2 Freightliner cab and chassis from Senwold Corporation not to exceed $74,245; coordination and drawing revisions from FMD Architects in an increased contract amount recorded at $234,009.25; emergency storm‑sewer repairs on State Route 21 awarded to Kavanaugh in an amount not to exceed $159,653; and purchase of pepper‑ball launchers for the Norton Police Department not to exceed $6,374.15. Most motions passed by roll call vote with all members recorded as voting yes.
Why it matters: several items are funded in part by outside grants or anticipated sponsorships and affect city operations and capital projects. The storm‑sewer repair was described as an emergency project and is to be supported by an Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) emergency grant reported in…
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